overlay
over|lay /'oʊvərl'eɪ/ (overlays overlaying overlaid)
1 [VERB] usu passive, be V-ed with n
If something is overlaid with something else, it is covered by it.
The floor was overlaid with rugs of oriental design.
2 [VERB] be V-ed with n, V n
If something is overlaid with a feeling or quality, that feeling or quality is the most noticeable one, but there may be deeper and more important ones involved. (WRITTEN)
The party had been overlaid with a certain nervousness.
...a surge of feeling which at this moment overlaid all others.
1 [VERB] usu passive, be V-ed with n
If something is overlaid with something else, it is covered by it.
The floor was overlaid with rugs of oriental design.
2 [VERB] be V-ed with n, V n
If something is overlaid with a feeling or quality, that feeling or quality is the most noticeable one, but there may be deeper and more important ones involved. (WRITTEN)
The party had been overlaid with a certain nervousness.
...a surge of feeling which at this moment overlaid all others.